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I have a cover reveal today for As Above, So Below, my new stand-alone novel that is part of the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales! The cover of As Above, So Below was designed by Olivia Pro Design, and the book will be released in print and eBook editions on December 8th!

Synopsis of As Above, So Below:

With grave threats encroaching on their lands to the north, east, and south, and their salt supplies dwindling, the Shinumu people’s only source for the precious mineral lies to the west, in the Aaku homeland where the mythical Mother of the Lakes is known to dwell.

Warrior Hongvi Shadow Walker accompanies a delegation of his people to the salt lakes. They anticipate a sanctuary, but Hongvi soon learns that the malevolent forces threatening his people have already manifested within the west.

Allies and enemies alike rise from the depths of myth and legend, and Hongvi unlocks a deeper wisdom where the ancient forces mirror the truth that when it comes to the state of the world, often it is as above, so below.

As Above, So Below is a stand-alone novel that is part of the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales!

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A cover reveal today for Rise of the Voyagers, the second book in the Faraway Saga! The artist for the cover of Rise of the Voyagers was Graham Ganson, and the book will be released in print and eBook editions on December 1st!

Synopsis of Rise of the Voyagers

“1984 and Brave New World meets Narnia”

In a world where technocracy holds full dominion, two boys and two girls have discovered a vast, astonishing reality that spans dreams, the universe, and realms beyond, forever changing the course of their lives.

Salvador and Haven have become Navigators, aligning themselves with the higher realms of Light such as Faraway and those beyond. Meanwhile, Cayden and Jaelynn have fallen under the guidance of the Guardians, enigmatic beings who are seeking the transformation of every world, including the one the two youths live in.

Incredible discoveries and revelations loom, and an ancient conflict intensifies that holds consequences for reality itself.

Rise of the Voyagers is Book Two of the Faraway Saga.

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Wanted to share a great new review of Embrace of the Sun at Windy City Reviews, the review site of the Chicago Writers Association. Check it out at:

It was a bit of a project, but I have finished streamlining and updating the website, to make it easier to navigate and find the information you are looking for! I invite you to take a look through everything! Browse my various book franchises/series, see my editing services page, social media platforms, book review request page, and more!

I’m in the process of making a lot of updates to my site here, so stay tuned! When I’m done, it will be more streamlined and be current on all of my releases!

Thank you for your patience! I want everyone to find the information they want easily here!

I was interviewed yesterday by Sandy Lender, at the SandySaysRead channel on YouTube. Had a great discussing covering writing, the fantasy genre, publishing, events, and much more! Check it out if you get a minute, and be sure to subscribe to Sandy’s channel while you are there, it’s a great one!

Recently, on the weekend of March 20-22 , I had a wonderful experience as a professional guest, joining Tim Waggoner and Michael Knost for a Novel Writing Writers Retreat and Workshop in West Virginia that involved some wonderfully talented writers that everyone should keep an eye on! Darius Jones, Addie King, Rebecca Cuthbert, Ed Downes, Travis Sayre, and Nessa Brown were the participants in this workshop. All of them are writers who are dedicated to improving their craft and willing to listen and put in the work necessary.

The discussions were insightful and highly constructive, and there was a real sense of camaraderie and mutual support between them. I look forward to watching their writing journeys in the years to come and am confident that they are capable of creating some amazing work!

Holly and I had a blast visiting with everyone too! Also, a big shout-out to Lee E. E. Stone for coming up to join everyone for dinner on Saturday evening, was GREAT to see him again! Until the next time… Onwards and Upwards!

Days of Darkness, my new Hellscapes novel, is now available in both print and eBook editions!

Days of Darkness is a stand-alone novel, and marks the first full-length novel in the franchise following three volumes of Hellscapes short stories!

Pick up a copy at any of the direct links below!

Synopsis of Days of Darkness:

Ambrose awakens to find dense, rolling layers of ash-gray clouds spanning to the far horizon, shrouding the city beneath in a drab pall.  He begins his day, thinking it no different from any other.

Though it is in the height of summer, an icy, anomalous chill sifts into the air later that day, until it becomes colder than the depths of winter.

Then, the sun sets, and darkness falls.

The night does not end, as there is no sunrise to follow.

Bizarre and frightening apparitions begin appearing across a city and world shrouded in an inexplicable darkness.  It is only the beginning of an unfurling, deepening nightmare, one that will take Ambrose on a terrifying journey of self-discovery and revelation.

For Ambrose, and everyone in the world around him, the Days of Darkness have only just begun.

If you have not read the Hellscapes short story collections, pick them up in print or eBook!

Two more novellas are available for the first time individually in print today!

Darkness Enthroned and When the Cold Breathes!

Now all six currently available Rayden Valkyrie Tales AND all six currently available Ragnar Stormbringer Tales are available in individual print editions!

Get your copies of the two latest print releases at any of the direct links below!

Synopsis of Darkness Enthroned:

In the heart of a frigid northern winter, Rayden Valkyrie takes refuge in the lands of the Sarvan people when a mounted column of Attun warriors is seen passing along the outskirts of their territory heading west.

Far from their steppe domain in the east, the Attun warriors are journeying into a remote, unpopulated wilderness, drawing great alarm from the Sarvans about their purpose. Learning of the situation, Rayden joins with a band of warriors from the area’s villages to investigate.

Following the tracks of the Attun warriors, they are led to the base of an enormous, ancient burial mound, where the trail vanishes abruptly. A mystery looms, and Rayden seeks to discover the nature of the burial mound and the reason why the Attuns have traveled so far from their homelands to enter it.

Darkness Enthroned is a stand-alone adventure that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.

Synopsis of When The Cold Breathes:

There are times when the cold breathes.

Settlers from Ragnar Stormbringer’s homelands are forging a new world in the far north, building villages where the icy lash of the winds is a reminder of the dangers lurking within a harsh wilderness.

A season of great peril has fallen upon them. A fearsome predator stalks and hunts the settlers in the deep snows. As the deaths mount and terror spreads among the populace, Ragnar’s help is sought to confront the unknown menace.

Taking up his legendary axe Raven Caller, Ragnar heads into the falling snows. He will soon find that the myths told in the region have more than a little truth dwelling within them.

What lies in the cold embrace of death and darkness can awaken, breathe, and gaze through eyes of spectral light.

When the Cold Breathes is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales!

About the Author:

Stephen Zimmer is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and broadcaster based out of Lexington, Kentucky. His titles as an author include the Rayden Valkyrie Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales (Sword and Sorcery) the Faraway Saga (YA Dystopian), the Rising Dawn Saga (Cross Genre), the Fires in Eden Series (Epic Fantasy), the Hellscapes short story collections (Horror), the Chronicles of Ave short story collections (Fantasy), and the Harvey and Solomon Tales (Steampunk).

Stephen’s visual work includes the feature film Shadows Light, shorts films such as The Sirens and Swordbearer, and the Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart TV Pilot. Stephen also co-hosts the Star Chamber Show, a weekly live audio podcast featuring creative talents from around the world.

Stephen is a proud Kentucky Colonel who also enjoys the realms of music, martial arts, good bourbons, and spending time with family.

Find Stephen online at:

Website: www.stephenzimmer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenzimmer7
Twitter: @sgzimmer

Some more great news to share as the print edition releases of the novellas continue!

Across Desert Plains, and Tears in the Snow, are now available for the very first time in print editions!

Get your copies at any of the direct links below!

Synopsis of Across Desert Plains:

Only the foolish deem the desolate places of the world truly abandoned.

Journeying to the Kingdom of Thrakkia, Rayden Valkyrie encounters a large contingent of nomadic Barradans. Knowing the routes through the great desert expanses and the numerous dangers encountered within them, the rugged tribal people are also hospitable to strangers and they welcome her among them.

Heading westward to avoid becoming swept up in the ambitions of a bloodthirsty desert warlord, the Barradans have only one other individual among them who is not a member of their tribe; an enigmatic Hebrennan elder.

Mysteries soon unfold, and Rayden’s own life will teeter on the edge of an abyss.

Where no man or woman dwells, things with darker intentions and ravenous hungers can set root, grow, and cast a deepening shadow across desert plains.

Across Desert Plains is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.

Synopsis of Tears in the Snow:

Howling winds carry promises of doom across the far north where a jarl’s people are falling prey to a horrific plight.

Chilling tales describing hordes of ravenous wolves falling upon homesteads and slaughtering every living thing, including men, women, children, and livestock, are not the worst of it. Rumors and sightings speak of a greater intelligence guiding the terrifying onslaught.

With his great war axe Raven Caller in hand, Ragnar Stormbringer and a small band of mercenaries are among the few willing to tread into the perilous lands.

Using wit, courage, and strength, Ragnar will soon discover that tears in the snow are the seeds of dark, powerful mysteries waiting to be unraveled.